Close up of Laura Bridgman's green fillet eye covers

Title:: Close up of Laura Bridgman's green fillet eye covers
Description:: Close-up of Laura Bridgman's green fillet bands for covering her eyes. Two bands showing the front and back view. The bands are lined with white cloth on the inside. There are three bands in the Bridgman collection at Perkins. Bridgman wore bands covering her eyes in photographs prior to 1870 at which time she shifts to glasses.
Date:: [ca. 1829–1889]
Format:: Objects/Artifacts
Location:: Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):: Laura Bridgman Collection
Series:: Personal items and artifacts belonging to Laura Bridgman
Subjects:: Blind
Deafblind people
People with disabilities
Special education
Perkins School for the Blind
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
Extent:: 2 textiles
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xd07m645d
Terms of Use:: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
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